Social media: How well does it work in health care?
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Technology News, Patient/Client Communication, Special Report
Lots of businesses are using social media sites to promote themselves and provide information to clients. How well does that strategy translate to health care? Read more
Why your social networking strategy may be falling short
Filed under: Communication, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
New research shows what is — and isn’t — working for health organizations venturing into social networking. Read more
Telehealth and ‘instant’ info: Does it do more harm than good?
Filed under: Communication, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
Should you be tweeting wait times for your emergency department? What about letting patients self-diagnose from the comfort of their couch? Read more
Case study: Twitter brings in emergency blood donors
Filed under: Communication, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
There was one bright light amid the grim violence of the recent shootings at Fort Hood. Read more
Twitter: Newest tool for patient care
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management, Special Report
Is there a legitimate use for Twitter as a health care delivery service? Yes, according to some professionals in the field — if the “just for fun” service is approached from the right perspective. Read more
HIPAA nightmare: Staffers blogging patient info
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Patient/Client Communication, Special Report
You’d think it’d go without saying that health care workers shouldn’t include patient info in their Twitter or Facebook posts. You’d be wrong. Read more
Special Report
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Pivotal care that drastically cuts emergency room overuse
Reducing costs is at the top of all health executives’ minds — more so now than ever before since hospitals are facing a possible 1% Medicare pay cut for high readmission rates starting in October. So where do you begin?
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Pivotal care that drastically cuts emergency room overuse